Museo Il mondo piccolo
Museum in the former schools of Fontanelle, birthplace of Giovannino Guareschi, on the social history of the Bassa Parmense between the 19th century and the 1960s; currently closed.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the former schools of Fontanelle, a hamlet of Roccabianca and the birthplace of the writer Giovannino Guareschi, creator of Don Camillo and Peppone. Through the biographies of two figures linked to Fontanelle, Guareschi himself and Giovanni Faraboli, founder of the reformist cooperative movement, it tells the historical and social story of the Bassa Parmense from the late 19th century to the 1960s.
The route, rich in evocative solutions, uses visual and sound documentation drawn from the archives of the Guareschi heirs, the cooperative movement and the municipal historical archive. In the corridors and classrooms of the former school, personal memories, voices, documents, literary texts and craft objects come together. The route retraces late 19th-century social struggles, the origins of the agri-food industry, the first cooperative experiments and working conditions in the countryside.
According to the web page of the Roccabianca municipality (updated in September 2024), the museum is currently closed because the premises are unsafe.
Highlights
- Life and works of Giovannino Guareschi in his birthplace
- The story of Giovanni Faraboli and the cooperative movement
- Sound and visual documents from the Guareschi and municipal archives
- Displays in the classrooms of the former school of Fontanelle
Permanent exhibition
- Il mondo piccolo: Guareschi e Faraboli – Route through the former schools of Fontanelle on the social history of the Bassa Parmense, with documents and testimonies from the Guareschi, cooperative and municipal archives.
- Operated by
- Comune di Roccabianca
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,420
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The municipality describes the site as free of architectural barriers.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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